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Google introduces Project Tango Tablet dev kit (for $1024)

Google’s Project Tango is a hardware and software platform that lets tablets or phones create 3D maps of their environment so apps can interact with real-world settings. The company launched a smartphone-based Tango developer kit earlier this year, and as expected, there’s a new Project Tango Tablet Development kit on the way. Developers can sign […]

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Lilbits (5-15-2014): What to expect from the NVIDIA Tegra K1

The first tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor is on the way, and there’s a chance we could see more soon. So what kind of performance can we expect from the platform? If early benchmark results are anything to go by, it really is one of the fastest ARM-based chips to date. Phoronix reports that […]

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Xiaomi’s Mi Pad tablet is a 7.9 inch Tegra K1 toting powerhouse

Chinese device maker Xiaomi has unveiled its first tablet, and while the Mi Pad looks like an iPad mini it packs Google Android 4.4 KitKat with Xiaomi’s custom MIUI user interface. It’s also expected to be one of the first tablets to ship with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor which should give it some heavy […]

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Report: NVIDIA Shield tablet with GameStream support on the way

NVIDIA is reportedly looking to expand its line of Shield handheld gaming systems with a new Shield Tablet. It’ll likely be powered by an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor and feature support for streaming PC games over the internet using NVIDIA’s GameStream technology. That means in addition to letting you play Android games, the handheld device […]

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NVIDIA Tegra K1 benchmarked: Competitive with Celeron Bay Trail

Now that NVIDIA is shipping its Jetson board to developers, some of the first real-world tests of the company’s new Tegra K1 processor are starting to appear. Members of the Phoronix/OpenBenchmarking community have posted initial results, and it looks like NVIDIA’s new chip has raw processing power that’s comparable to Intel’s Celeron J1900 Bay Trail […]

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Lilbits (4-30-2013): NVIDIA Tegra K1 is coming

NVIDIA’s new Tegra K1 processor is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A15, 32-bit chip with 192 graphics cores. It’s the company’s most powerful mobile chip to date, and the first to feature the same Kepler graphics technology as NVIDIA’s desktop and notebook products. We should start to see the first Tegra K1-powered devices this year… and eventually […]

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NVIDIA Shield 2 game console could have Tegra K1, 4GB of RAM

NVIDIA’s next handheld gaming device could feature the company’s new Tegra K1 processor, 4GB of RAM, and a higher-resolution display. The company started selling the original NVIDIA Shield handheld game console in mid-2013. I features a Tegra 4 processor, a 5 inch touchscreen display, and a built-in game controller that looks a bit like an […]